Just prior to the final round of the season, Erebus Motorsport V8 announced their retro inspired livery for Davison’s #9 entry which celebrated the history of major backer Penrite Oil. Featuring Penrite’s historical branding, the livery celebrated their upcoming 90th anniversary. The predominantly white, blue and red livery for the Penrite car was a major departure from their familiar modern branding of black, red and gold and the result was very impressive with many punters claiming it was the best V8 Supercar livery seen in a long time due to its simplicity and throwback to the ‘golden days’ of Australian motorsport. This was the last time the Mercedes E63 raced in Supercars.